2002 BUICK PARK AVENUE — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 32 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (9 complaints · 28.1%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 3
  • Fires 4
  • Injuries 2
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 9 of 32 owner complaints (28.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 9 complaints, 28.1% of reports ENGINE 9 · 28.1% · 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 6 complaints, 18.8% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 · 18.8% · 3 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 6.3% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 2 · 6.3% SERVICE BRAKES: 2 complaints, 6.3% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 2 · 6.3% TIRES: 2 complaints, 6.3% of reports TIRES 2 · 6.3% AIR BAGS: 1 complaints, 3.1% of reports AIR BAGS 1 · 3.1% · 1 crash reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 1 complaints, 3.1% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 3.1% FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: 1 complaints, 3.1% of reports FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 · 3.1% SEAT BELTS: 1 complaints, 3.1% of reports SEAT BELTS 1 · 3.1% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 13 complaints, 40.6% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13 · 40.6% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 9 28.1% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 18.8% 0 crashes · 3 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 2 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 2 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 2 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 1 3.1% 1 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 3.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 3.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 1 3.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13 40.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 2001; the first recall shown was reported in Dec 2002. 2001-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2001 Apr 2024 Recall campaign 02V328000 ◆ Recall campaign 02V328000 Investigation EA02030 ● Investigation EA02030 Investigation EA07008 ● Investigation EA07008
  • Campaign 02V328000 was reported 348 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2001-Q4 Owner reports 1
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 2
2002-Q4 Owner reports 2
2003-Q2 Owner reports 2
2003-Q3 Owner reports 2
2004-Q1 Owner reports 1
2005-Q1 Owner reports 1
2005-Q2 Owner reports 2
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 2
2013-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2024-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 02V328000
Defect investigation 1 EA02030
Defect investigation 1 EA07008
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 02V328000

    Report date
    Component:
    LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
    Consequence:
    IF THE CABLE IS OUT OF THE PROPER POSITION, IT COULD INCREASE THE FORCE REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE AND A PERSON TRAPPED IN THE TRUNK MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELEASE THE TRUNK LATCH USING THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL SECURE THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE CABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE OPERATES PROPERLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 19, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BUICK AT 1-800-521-7300.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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